Apolo Safanpo
Apolo Safanpo | |
|---|---|
| Governor of South Papua | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Rudy Sufahriadi (acting) |
| In office 11 November 2022 – 5 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | office created |
| Succeeded by | Rudy Sufahriadi (acting) |
| Rector of Cenderawasih University | |
| In office 14 September 2017 – 21 November 2022 | |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | Onesimus Sahuleka |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Wambrauw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1975 Agats, Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
| Political party | PDI-P |
| Spouse | Katharina Ade Irma Suryany Safanpo |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | Sebelas Maret University (S.T.) Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (M.T.) Diponegoro University (Dr.) |
Apolo Safanpo (born 24 April 1975) is an Indonesian academic and bureaucrat who is serving as the governor of South Papua in an acting capacity from 11 November 2022 until his resignation on 5 August 2024. He also held office in the Ministry of Home Affairs as the minister's expert staff for governance since 9 November 2022. Before working in the bureaucracy, Apolo was an academic in the Cenderawasih University, with his highest office being the university's rector from 2017 until 2022.
Apolo resigned from his position to ran for the definitive governor of South Papua in the 2024 Indonesian local elections, with Paskalis Imadawa as his running mate. He won the election with a majority of votes and is set to be installed as governor on 7 February 2025.